Which has higher interest payments, Morocco or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Morocco as of 2024.

What is the difference in interest payments between Morocco and United Kingdom?

0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Kingdom?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs United Kingdom: Interest payments (% of revenue)

Morocco

8.1%

in 2024

United Kingdom

8.3%

in 2024

Morocco rank

67th

United Kingdom rank

64th

Interest payments (% of revenue) over time

Morocco
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 8.3% against 8.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 67th and United Kingdom ranks 64th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.4%	8.8%	11.6%	Morocco
2000s	12.2%	6.2%	6.0%	Morocco
2010s	9.3%	8.1%	1.2%	Morocco
2020s	8.4%	8.7%	0.2%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest payments, Morocco or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in interest payments between Morocco and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United Kingdom?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Morocco and United Kingdom rank globally for interest payments?: Morocco ranks 67th and United Kingdom ranks 64th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,569 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.